Bought my first (new) car

Well, as a veritable young'un of the forum, I figured I'd share a pretty big life event to me - I've bought my first new(ish) car from a dealership.

For many a year, I had a 2001 Ford F-150, 4x4 with some body lift modifications and big ol' tires. In college and plinking around here and there, it was a cumbersome but effective vehicle, even having over 200,000 miles on it and having some mechanical issues here and there.

Finally after working nearly a year full-time with a real life grownup job, I decided it was time to trade in the truck and get something newer, more reliable, and MUCH more fuel efficient than the beast. After many months of reading and searching, I finally decided on a vehicle at a dealership nearby. I went in and talked to them on a Thursday afternoon, after I had gotten off work. By Friday afternoon, all of the paperwork was done, everything was signed and I was holding the keys to a new car.

I ended up with a 2010 BMW 328xi (for those of you who don't care about all the number and letter shenanigans, it's an inline-6, all-wheel-drive sedan). So far, I think I've made a wise choice!

Nice car and I'm sure you will enjoy even though we don't live in a country that allows it to be driven as it was designed for !! Having owned two bimmers the cars) and three beemers ( the scooters) over the years rememeber this, they make all the parts out of gold and plate them with alloy so be ready to dig DEEP when you have to get non warranty work done

I thought you bought a "brand new" car, but I'm glad to see that you got a nice car that isn't entirely new.

I bought a car when I was 21 right off the lot that had 2 miles on it. Let me just say, I will never do so again. I could have saved more money in the long run buying car that was 3-4 years older and been just as happy.

Joshoowah, ever since I was a wee lad I was instilled a very firm belief by my parents of "don't buy a brand new car, just buy a newer one used!". From all I can tell, that seems to be the absolute way to go. With the exception of one or two dream cars that I can think of that I'd love to have brand new (at that point, cash wouldn't be an issue I think) I'm perfectly content with buying a newish car.